Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-14
NUMBER 300
OFFlC SEEKERS MUST WALK.
The l. State Commerce Law Puts d
Stop to Their Pilgrimages.
A DECREASE IN APPLICATIONS!
A Number OF Contracts Let For star
Mail Routes In Nebraska-A
Bride or n Ony-National
Capital News.
A Chance TO Count Ties.

WASHINGTON, Apfll l5.-lSpecial Tel6a
gram to the BEE. The cessation In the issue
of railroad passes has an appreciable effect
on the inflow of ofliceseekcrs. Since thu
Interstate commerce act went into effect the
number of personal applications for appoint-
ments under the administration at Washing.
ton has diminished very materially. AT tho
interior department reporter was informed
to-day by an official that there has been
marked falling of In the number of callers
from various states and territories THE
withdrawal of railroad passes has pretty
etfectually stopped the coming of delegations
and individuals to urge appointments and
press claims here" said an official" "Be-
fore the interstate law went into effect
there wasn't day passed that we didn't
have delegations and individuals here for one
purpose or another They would come from
the Pacific coast and the far northwest. But
now, since the free passes haye been can
celled, we don't have many such callers"
NEBRASKA sTAR-RoUTE CONTRACTS.
Contracts for carrying mail on the star
routes in Nebraska for three years from July
1, 1887, to July 1, 1890 have been let as fol.
lows: From Adaton to Bordeaux. Il. N. Gar
ther, at Sl40 a year; Albion to Bartlett
Joseph Wacorn. S36S; Bassett to Perch,
Gardner Cowles. $ll9: Big Springs to Lenox,
Us. Coates, S.44; Buchanan to Fox Creek,
j, II. Piggs, $50; Concord to Logan Grove,
V. IL. Pease, $50; Divide to Loup City, j.
Schwenz, Su3; Dover to Minersvile. Joseph
Walcorn, 500; Flora to Buswick, j. A. Fulls,
$s3; Ewing to Harold, 9. A; Downing, SLAB;
Huxley to Mason City, G. Il. Downing, $50;
Ivanhoe, to Walton. Joseph Walcorn, S73 Joy
to Ray, B.. w. Beedy, SOS; kimball to Mitch
ell, w, ii. Warner, S497; Lawn to Carlyle.
4. Owens, S74; North Platte 10 phebe, J. i.
Owens, $3.50: North Platte to Watts, J.. II.
Owens SA; O'Connor to Acme. j. r. Pigg,
/ Pekin to Merton, j.. +. Owens, SD; Plum
Cloud to Bale, j: Walcorn, 500; Redlngion 10
Livingston, j. Walcorn, $lg9: Rushville to
Masser, Q. T.. Downing, Sl24; Sargent 10
Westerville, j.. Walcorn, $3.50; Stanton to
Jacobs, p. ID. Casselman, S3l5; Sunlight to
Gene ovens s. s sna to SpriuE.
| field, j. Walcorn, $50.
BRIDE OF A DAY.
Tho morning ,papers to-day, under the head
| terday OF Bordley Il. Calhoun to Miss Eleanor
| NJ. Semmes. Under the head OF Died. ap-
peared the announcement OF the death OF
youngest son of Rear-Admral f. II. Cal
| houn, at whose residence he died yesterday
after a brief illness. Yesterday morning DR..
Bromwell, the attending physician, told his
L
| The dying man sent immediately for his
| father and told him that for three years past
he had been enEaged to Miss M Eleanor n.
Semmes, and asked his fathers consent to
| an immediate marriage. Miss Semmes was
| sent for, and shortly after o'clock In the at
ternoon Rev. Or. Berry, of st. Andrews
| church, united the dying man to the woman
he loved. In few short hours the bride be-
came widow.
sNEBRAs KA AND IOWA PENSIONS.
as follows: Josiah Platte, Riverton; Frank
iuber, McCook; William Buttertield, Fair
field; Max Lense, Omaha: Charles Potts, At
kinson.; Elisha 3. Beers, WILDER.
William II. Roberts, Ackley,; Iliner Dor
DUBUQUE; Samuel A., Hayes, Moravin, On:
Ws Se0rge ans E. And DEs ssas Kesnsa
Curlew; Charles w. Cramer. Corning; Jes-
| sic Warner, James Thomas, j. Hayward,
.Warneld$ : Charles, Eonndsberry, Albion
Keoknk. Reissues: john shobert, Mar.
shalitoRn; John X. Clevenger, = Bedford {;
William L, Brown, Unionsyille; Jasper Ha-
| Representatiye-elect,. .Mcshane, of Omaha,
is here at work in the departments. iaI
John i; Roe, Of Kearney; arrived to-day.
President Cleveland to-day.
there are thirty senators and twenty repre-
seGsgsi GsnsTs TSn Y wyel !na 'S MS be the
Il speakers for ythe sIrish.: cause Mt the mass
meeting to be- held at Masonic temple to-
morrow night He will oppose coercion.
pointed to-day: Chas. f. Fleshback. Moore
/ Vile, Tama county, vice John II. Williams.
resigned; John w. Rockholts, Mum, Cedar
county, vice Frank Lacamp, resigned.